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Wheelie bars...are they necessary ?
HappyDaze - February 26th, 2014 at 04:09 PM

Gary, have you fitted yours, yet ?

http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/25/2000-horsepower-mustang-dragster-flies-vid...


nbturbo - January 7th, 2015 at 11:59 AM

No.


dragvw2180 - January 7th, 2015 at 11:54 PM

I would say that it entirely depends on your chassis setup and horse Power . With the stock location of my torsion bars in my Pro Outlaw car ( 1.35 60ft) I needed the wheely bars , I would even consider them a safety device for that car . If you raise the torsion housing up say 3" it would not be as likely to need them. A good example are the USE/ USW cars. Per the rules in the class they are not allowed to use wheely bars , some pull large wheelies , the modified chassis cars do not . After saying all this I do have them for my "Street car " and I will be running them when allowed by rules . Mike McCarthy


Fiatdude - January 8th, 2015 at 02:51 AM

I would say it depends on how fast your car is and/or how big your hangy down, clanking things are... ... ...

http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss306/Fiatdude/ScannedPicture2.jpg


HappyDaze - January 8th, 2015 at 05:29 AM

It was a 'smart-arse' question, aimed at Gary [nbturbo]...so he came back [after an apropriate time delay] with a [very apropriate] 'smart-arse' answer. :tu:

Gary thinks I will ask "Is that NO, they are not necessary - or is it NO, I haven't fitted mine yet"......But I am not going to. :no:


nbturbo - January 8th, 2015 at 08:57 PM

Well Fiatdude-my hangy down,clanky things are never gunna grow big enough to perform that "Circus Act"-that is a neat trick.Should have waited the full 12 months to give the "smart-arse"answer.Come on Greg-you know you want to ask.Perhaps don't-the story of what's happened the last 12 months with my car will make you tear up.


HappyDaze - January 9th, 2015 at 07:44 AM

Tear what up ? :smilegrin:


nbturbo - January 9th, 2015 at 09:01 AM

:sniffle::sniffle::sniffle::sniffle::sniffle::sniffle::dork:


nbturbo - February 20th, 2015 at 09:04 PM

Come on Greg- man up and ask. I have it booked for Dyno Time next Saturday morning. Hope there is a better outcome with this new bloke.Probably should get some fresh Methanol- the stuff I have is over a year old. I always kept it in a sealed container- but I ran some into a clean glass jar and it had fine white flakes of calcium like stuff in suspension.


nbturbo - September 11th, 2015 at 12:22 AM

Greg - Still haven't decided.


HappyDaze - September 11th, 2015 at 06:15 AM

No hurry.